Naim Khader

Naim Khader (30 December 1939-1 June 1981) was the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) representative in Belgium. Khader was a Palestinian Christian from Jenin, and he had a doctorate, serving as a representative of the PLO in various areas. He was assassinated during Operation Wrath of God by Israel.

Biography
Naim Khader was born on 30 December 1939 in Zababdeh, Mandatory Palestine (near Jenin, West Bank) to a Christian Palestinian family. He attended the clerical institute in Beit Jala, where he studied French, Italian, and English, and from 1958 to 1963 he studied philosophy and theology. He became a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and he became one of the group's representatives. Khader played a prominent role in European-Arab dialogue while serving as the PLO representative in Brussels, Belgium, and he became a member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs for the Palestinian National Council.

On 1 June 1981, Israeli Mossad agents assassinated him during Operation Wrath of God. He was gunned down in the Ixelles municipality of Brussels by the assassins, killing him and removing another PLO leader from Israel's hit list.